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Ameer (Head) Dr. Asghar Hameed Sahib

The Biography of Hazrat Ameer
(Head) Dr. Asghar Hameed Sahib:

Hazrat Ameer (Head) Dr. Asghar Hameed Sahib was
born in Lahore, in 1919. He received his primary and secondary
education in his ancestral hometown, Amritsar. He passed his
matriculation examination from the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental (M.A.O.)
High School, which was being run by the Anjuman-i-Islamiyyah
Amritsar. By the time he passed his matriculation examination, in
1933, this school was upgraded to an Intermediate college, so he
continued his studies and passed his Intermediate examination from
the same institution. In 1935, he came to Lahore to pursue higher
studies and joined the famous Government College. He graduated with
honours in mathematics, in 1937, and obtained his Masters
degree in Mathematics from the University of Punjab, in
1939.

Dr. Asghar Hameed Sahib started his career as a
lecturer of mathematics in the Engineering College Lahore. In due
course, he proceeded abroad for further studies and did his Doctorate
in mathematics from Edinburgh University, UK, in 1947. He was
appointed the Head of the Mathematics Department; he held this
appointment for many years. In 1961, the Engineering College was
elevated to the status of a university. Dr. Asghar Hameed Sahib was
appointed as the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Planning in
the University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, and he held this
prestigious appointment for several years. He retired as Professor of
Mathematics, in 1979. During his service, he was reputed to be a
dedicated teacher, a hard-working academician and an able
administrator. He enjoyed the respect of both his colleagues and
students, alike. On his retirement, he was awarded a purse and the
Keys of the University and paid glowing tributes in the citation. He
has compiled a family-tree and brief history of his family (The
Mantoo Family of Amritsar), which includes some well-known jurists,
political and literary figures.

After his retirement, he moved to Darus-Salaam
to take up permanent residence in the Jamaats colony and
decided to devote all his time and energy to the cause of the
Ahmadiyya Movement. He worked very closely with and under the
guidance of the Late Ameer Hazrat Dr. Saeed Ahmad Khan Sahib. He
delivered the Friday sermons on a regular basis. Some of these,
including those on "The Reformative Contributions of Hazrat Mirza
Ghulam Ahmad," were published in the Paigham-i-Sulh. He
translated some of the writings of the Promised Messiah, such as
Kitab al-Bariyyah, and while at it he compiled a glossary of
the difficult words and terminology found therein. He delivered
Dars-i-Quran at the Jamiah Darus Salaam. During a period of
six years, dars (religious talk) of the Holy Quran was
completed three times. His special interest has been the study of the
Urdu and English translations and commentaries of the Holy Quran by
Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Ali Sahib. While doing so, he prepared lists
of printing errors in these translations. It was due to his hard
work, and the that of the Late Captain Abdul Wajid Sahib, and some
others, that we were able to make the Arabic text, translation, and
commentary, of both these translations, free of most of the errors.
Hazrat Dr. Asghar Hameed Sahib has also done a wonderful job by
preparing an abridged edition of the encyclopaedic work of Hazrat
Maulana Muhammad Ali Sahib, the Religion of Islam in the
words of the author himself. It will prove useful to an average
person interested in the study of the basic knowledge of Islam. In
this way, he was closely associated with the Late Ameer, Hazrat Dr.
Saeed Ahmad Khan Sahib, in thought and work, and it seems that Allah
was preparing him for an important future assignment.

He is a man of great moral courage and
strength. In the 1974 anti-Ahmadiyya Movement, his house was attacked
by an unruly mob, who burnt his car and threatened the household. He
withstood these tribulations with great courage. He is a
straightforward, humble and sincere person, who dislikes flattery and
hypocrisy. He is a knowledgeable person, dedicated to the cause of
the Ahmadiyya Movement. Above all, he has the spiritual qualities to
lead a Jamaat committed to the propagation of Islam.

The past year was a year of sorrows and
tribulations for him. During this period, he lost his young and
talented son Dr. Asif Hameed, his devoted wife and his
brother-in-law. Hazrat Ameers firm faith in Allah and sincere
commitment to the Ahmadiyya Movement gave him the strength to bear
these bereavements with great fortitude. Despite these blows, his
spiritual zeal and devotion for the cause of the Ahmadiyya Movement
grew in strength, and he has now undertaken the responsibility of
leading the members of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Anjuman. May Allah, the
Merciful, grant him health and strength to guide the Jamaat in
achieving the objectives entrusted by Hazrat Masih-i-Mauood
(Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Sahib of Qadian). Aameen.

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